Legal Opinion

Fleming v. Byrd

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided August 20, 1907No. 6631PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Before Watts, J., Greenville, Action- by Jane Fleming' and'Mollie Miller against T. M. Byrd, Garvin McMakin et al. From order dissolving attachment, plaintiffs appeal. cites: Attachment will lie: 4 Cyc., 452; 31 S. C., 360; 58 S. C., 406. Unverified, complaint should not be considered: 62 S. C., 532, 365: 31 S. C., 36, 361; 57 S. C., 77; 54 S. C., 582; 42 S. C., 342. Validity of attachment must be tested by affidavit: 50 S. C., 200; 62 S. C., 532. cite: Attachment is only a…

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Before Watts, J., Greenville, Action- by Jane Fleming' and'Mollie Miller against T. M. Byrd, Garvin McMakin et al. From order dissolving attachment, plaintiffs appeal. cites: Attachment will lie: 4 Cyc., 452; 31 S. C., 360; 58 S. C., 406. Unverified, complaint should not be considered: 62 S. C., 532, 365: 31 S. C., 36, 361; 57 S. C., 77; 54 S. C., 582; 42 S. C., 342. Validity of attachment must be tested by affidavit: 50 S. C., 200; 62 S. C., 532. cite: Attachment is only a provisional remedy: 32 S. C., 342. Attachment should not issue in this action: 50 S. C., 192,

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Gary.

This is an- appeal from an order setting aside an attachment.

On the 9th of June, 1906, the plaintiff filed the following affidavit with the clerk of the court, on which an attachment was issued and levied upon certain real property, belonging to the defendant, T. M. Byrd, in Greenville County:

“Personally comes Sarah Jane Fleming, who upon oath says that she is the plaintiff in this action, and that a cause of action exists in her favor against the defendant, T. M. Byrd, on account of breach of contract made by said T. M. Byrd with…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Chitty v. Pennsylvania Ry. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1902
  2. Addison v. SujetteSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1898

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Weil v. QuamNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1911

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